Python: Read a given CSV file having tab delimiter

Last update on December 21 2024 07:25:32 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

Write a Python program to read a given CSV file having tab delimiter.

Sample Solution:

Python Code :

import csv
with open('countries.csv', newline='') as csvfile:
 data = csv.reader(csvfile, delimiter = '\t')
 for row in data:
   print(', '.join(row))

countries.csv

country_id country_name region_id
AR Argentina 2
AU Australia 3
BE Belgium 1
BR Brazil 2
CA Canada 2
CH Switzerland 1
CN China 3
DE Germany 1
DK Denmark 1
EG Egypt 4
FR France 1
HK HongKong 3
IL Israel 4
IN India 3
IT Italy 1
JP Japan 3
KW Kuwait 4
MX Mexico 2
NG Nigeria 4
N Netherlands 1
SG Singapore 3
UK United Kingdom 1
US United States of America 2
ZM Zambia 4
ZW Zimbabwe 4

Sample Output:

country_id country_name region_id
AR Argentina 2
AU Australia 3
BE Belgium 1
BR Brazil 2
CA Canada 2
CH Switzerland 1
CN China 3
DE Germany 1
DK Denmark 1
EG Egypt 4
FR France 1
HK HongKong 3
IL Israel 4
IN India 3
IT Italy 1
JP Japan 3
KW Kuwait 4
MX Mexico 2
NG Nigeria 4
N Netherlands 1
SG Singapore 3
UK United Kingdom 1
US United States of America 2
ZM Zambia 4
ZW Zimbabwe 4

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